I get this really strange feeling listening to the new album now. I almost can't listen to it...
I know what you mean but have to go the other way. Celebrate the music, celebrate Jeremy's contribution to it.
There are a lot of really nice comments on here and on ultimate-guitar.com too that I hope the family can read at some point.
Jeremy Brown made a huge contribution to a really strong rock album. We can only really pay respects by blasting it out and telling everyone we know how good it is. That's how I feel anyway.
Here's the Ultimate-guitar.com link for those interested in reading some comments from a decent section of the internet:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/entertainment/scott_weilands_the_wildabouts_guitarist_jeremy_brown_dies.htmlUsually on that site, people are pretty brutal in regards to Scott, but they've all been mostly respectful, and I appreciate that of them. Can probably guess which comment is by me....
That Yahoo news link CagedTiger posted though, wow. Hopefully nobody close to him reads that comments section.... There was one by "Rick" that sounds like he might've known Jeremy that gives us a little insight into the man most of us know next to nothing about besides his guitar playing:
"It takes a lot of dedication and commitment to practice and play guitar. He started when he was 11 wanting a guitar badly it was his calling. He loved guitar playing."
And since Scott recently said Jeremy was responsible for most of the riffs on the album, if Scott decides to continue the band, we're going to be hearing and seeing a much different band. I wouldn't be surprised if this was the end of "The Wildabouts", but Scott hopefully will continue to work with his buddies Tommy Black & Joey Castillo.
This can't be repeated this enough: my thoughts and prayers are with Jeremy's family and friends. I hope they can find all the strength in the world at this sad time....
This album release went from being a beautiful, wonderful listening experience, to being painful and heartbreaking to listen to.... One thing I find a little solace in is that Jeremy Brown will live on forever in this great album he gifted us before we lost him....
R.I.P., again, to a great human being, and a great guitar player and songwriter.
Stay strong, Jeremy's family & friends, you've got a new angel watching over you, and the whole BelowEmpty community has your back. <3333